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ED2916 QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Feature and Functions
FRONT PANEL
Camera Buttons
HDD LED
Alarm LED
Arrow Buttons
Play/Pause Button
Menu Button
PTZ/Zoom Button
Group/Sequence Button
Search Button
Display Button
Panic Button
USB Connector
REAR PANEL
Video Input
Audio In/Out
Alarm Input/Output
Factory Reset Switch
Video Out
Network Port
RS232 Port
RS485 Port
Power Cord Connector
SYSTEM SETUP
System
Device
Record
Network
Event
Notification
Camera
Display
System Setup
Record Setup
Network Setup
Event Setup
1. Go to “Record -> General” to configure recording settings.
Highlighting Recycle and pressing the button toggles between
On and Off. In the Recycle mode, the DVR records over the oldest
video data once all available storage space has been used. When
Recycle is turned off, the DVR stops recording once all available
storage space has been used.
2. Go to “Record -> General” to configure recording settings. Highlight
Use Panic Recording and press the button to toggle between
On
and Off. When setting to On, set the length of time of the duration,
images per second and quality for panic recording.
3. Go to “Record -> Schedule” to program the DVR to record only
during certain times based on time, day of the week, and holidays.
Highlight Schedule On and press the button to toggle between
On
and Off. In the Schedule On mode, the DVR records video based
on the schedule established in the Schedule screen. When turning
Schedule recording Off, you will be asked to confirm your decision.
Panic recording will function even when Schedule is turned off.
4. Select the schedule mode between Simple Mode and Advanced
Mode first. Highlight the + and press the button to add a
schedule
item, and highlight the box under the X heading and press the
button to delete the recording settings.
*NOTE: Refer to the User’s Manual for each schedule mode
details.
1. After connecting the power cord, the unit will be operational in 60 seconds.
*Note: There is no record button on the unit. Please refer to the
Record Setup section for the proper record settings.
2. Press the “Menu” button or move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen
and then select (Setup) in the Live Monitoring menu, enter the password
then press the button. There is no default password when logging in the
admin user for the first time. To assure the secure management of the
system, setting up a password is strongly recommended.
1. Go to “System -> General” to name the site location, assign a System
ID number, select the language the screens are displayed in, display
software version number, upgrade the software, import or export the
DVR settings, show the System Log, clear all data and shut the
system down.
2. Go to “System -> Date/Time” to enter a new date and time.
3. Go to “System -> User” to add and delete groups and users.
4. Go to “System -> Storage” to display information about the DVR’s
storage devices.
5. Go to “System -> System Event” to check the system events and set
the actions the DVR will take when it detects system events.
*NOTE: Before powering down the DVR (or logging out the current
user) highlight System Shutdown from the System – General menu
and press the button, and confirm whether or not you want to
shut the system down (or logging out the current user).
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5. Go to “Record -> Pre-Event” to set up pre-event recording. You can
turn individual cameras On or Off for pre-event recording and set
the image speed, image quality, resolution and the amount of time
to record prior to the event (dwell). When the DVR is in the Time
or Time & Event mode, it ignores the pre-event settings and
follows the time settings.
1. Go to “Network -> General” to set the transfer condition for remote
watch, limit bandwidth used to the remote site and configure the
WebGuard service.
2. Go to “Network -> LAN” to select the type of network configuration
first then set up LAN parameters for the selected network
configuration.
3. Go to “Network -> WebGuard” to set the DVR accessible from a
browser.
Go to “Event -> Motion, Alarm-In, Video Loss, Video Blind and Text-In” to
set up each event and set the actions the DVR will take when it detects
the event.
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Device Setup
Display Setup
Camera Setup
LIVE MONITORING
SEARCH AND PLAYBACK
Event Search
Go To Search
CLIP COPY
ED2916 QUICK SETUP GUIDE
Features and Functions
Login/Logout
Display
Previous Group
Next Group
Freeze
Alarm
Panic
Sequence
Camera Menu
Search
Setup
Status
Login/Logout
Display
Previous Group
Next Group
Freeze
Alarm
Panic
Sequence
Camera Menu
Search
Setup
Status
Exit
1. Go to “Device -> Audio” to set up audio input and output. The DVR can
record up to 16 audio inputs.
2. Go to “Device -> Alarm-Out” to change the settings and establish a
schedule for each alarm output from the DVR.
1. Go to “Display -> OSD” to select what information will be displayed
on the monitor.
2. Go to “Display -> Main Monitor, Secondary Monitor and Spot
Monitor” to set up each monitor. See the following monitor
connections examples.
1. Go to “Camera -> General” to turn the camera on and off and change
the title of each camera.
2. Go to “Camera -> PTZ” to set up the PTZ cameras.
Move to “Search – Event Log Search, Motion Search and Text-In Search”
from the Search menu to select video from the event log, select motion
events and select text input strings. For more specific search conditions,
select “Option” and enter search parameters then select “Search”. The
search results will be displayed in each screen.
While in the live monitoring mode, pressing the MENU button or moving the
mouse pointer to the top of the screen displays the Live Monitoring menu.
Pressing the MENU button again hides the menu. You can navigate through
menus and items by pressing the arrow buttons.
1. Press the SEARCH button on the front panel or select (Search) in the Live
Monitoring menu to enter the Search mode.
2. Press the MENU button while in the Search mode or move the mouse
pointer to the top of the screen to display the Search Menu.
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Move to “Search – Go To” from the Search menu. Selecting “Go to the
First” displays the first recorded image, selecting “Go to the Last” displays
the last recorded image, and selecting “Go to the Date/Time” displays the
Go to the Date/Time screen.
The Clip-Copy screen can be used to copy video to an internal DVD RW,
or external USB hard disk or flash drives. Move to “Export – A-B Clip-
Copy or Clip-Copy” from the Search menu. The clip copy can be simply
done by pressing and holding the MENU button for three or more seconds.
*NOTE: The Clip Copy feature requires the camera title or number along
with the date and time of the recorded images to be copied. To view the
copied images, remove the disk from the DVD RW device and insert it into
any PC with a CD or DVD reader. On the PC access the CD or DVD drive
device and select the image file name. The executable Clip Player
software program will open automatically displaying playback controls
for viewing the video clip.
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